Frankie Carle Autographs
Frankie Carle (born Francis Nunzio Carlone, March 25, 1903 – March 7, 2001) was an American pianist and bandleader. As a very popular bandleader in the 1940s and 1950s, Carle was nicknamed "The Wizard of the Keyboard" for his piano skills. "Sunrise Serenade" was Carle's best-known composition, rising to No. 1 in the US in 1938 and selling more than one million copies.
Carle was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 25, 1903. The son of a factory worker who could not afford a piano, he practiced on a dummy keyboard devised by his uncle, pianist Nicholas Colangelo, until he found a broken-down instrument in a dance hall. In 1916, a teenage Carle began working with his uncle's band as well as a number of local bands in the Rhode Island area. To ease acceptance with the public, Carle did what many others with immigrant backgrounds did, he Americanized his name from Carlone to Carle.
Carle started out working with a number of mainstream dance bands. His earliest known recordings and performances were with the Edwin J. McEnelly Orchestra from 1924-1929. He wrote many of the arrangements for McEnelly as well as played piano. In 1934, he joined Mal Hallett and his orchestra. In 1935, he had his own orchestra and was billed in an ad for one night club as "America's Greatest Pianist."
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Current items with a signature of Frankie Carle
These are the most current items with a signature of Frankie Carle that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Frankie Carle Signed Autographed 1981 Concert Program 40's In The 80's | $26.99 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Frankie Carle
The most expensive item with a signature of Frankie Carle (Signed Frankie Carle 78 rpm #37269 Sleeve Inscribed From John Gilliland Estate) was sold in May 2026 for $162.50 while the cheapest item (BANDLEADER~PIANIST FRANKIE CARLE (1903-2001) AUTOGRAPH ALS NOTE~) found a new owner for $0.99 in April 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was April 2026 with an average selling price of $45.00 for an autographed item of Frankie Carle. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2026 with $162.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was August 2009. In average, an autographed item from Frankie Carle is worth $8.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Frankie Carle were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 78 rpm Columbia 37269, Frankie Carle, Sunrise Serenade Boogie, *AUTOGRAPH* V+ | $28.49 |  |
 | AUTOGRAPHED 1950s VG+ FRANKIE CARLE PLAYS HONKY TONK 4 SONGS EP 327 45 | $42.71 | |
| Autographed picture of Les Paul & Mary Ford, Patti Page and Frankie Carle | $1.25 | |
| BANDLEADER~PIANIST FRANKIE CARLE (1903-2001) AUTOGRAPH ALS NOTE~ | $0.99 | |
| FRANKIE CARLE - PIANIST - BAND LEADER - SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8603 | $3.99 | |
 | Frankie Carle Best Selections Autographed Signed By Frankie Carle | $75.00 | |
| Frankie Carle Big Band Pianist Keyboard Band Leader Autograph Signed Photo | $29.98 | |
| Frankie Carle Short and Sweet LP (Signed) | $39.63 | |
 | Frankie Carle SIGNED 1940s Publicity Photo Autograph Pianist Bandleader 8” x 10” | $45.00 | |
| FRANKIE CARLE signed AUTOGRAPH 8540 | $3.99 | |
| Frankie Carle Signed Photo 8x10 American Pianist & Band Leader | $7.95 | |
| Horace Heidt & Frankie Carle Big Band Musicians Autograph Signed Card | $24.99 | |
| JAZZ big band FRANKIE CARLE signed AUTOGRAPH 7341 | $3.89 | |
 | Signed Frankie Carle 78 rpm #37269 Sleeve Inscribed From John Gilliland Estate | $162.50 | |
| TED LEWIS - AUTOGRAPH CO-SIGNED BY: FRANKIE CARLE | $125.99 | |
